Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
[World Trade Center Recovery Operation: viewing sheds] |
Object Name |
Transparency, Slide |
Photographer |
Amesse, Vinnie |
Date |
May 23, 2002 |
Collection |
World Trade Center Recovery Operation Collection |
Description |
Color slide. Distant view of the viewing sheds at the World Trade Center Recovery Operation at the Fresh Kills Landfill on Staten Island. The viewing sheds were where workers sorted through the smaller debris searching for personal items and human remains. (Keywords: New York City, 9/11, September 11) |
Film Size |
2 x 2 |
Acquisition |
Museum Purchase |
Ownership and History |
This is one of a series of 289 photos taken by photographer V. Amesse at the request of Staten Island Historical Society. The series documents work in progress at the World Trade Center Recovery Operation at the Fresh Kills Landfill in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks in New York City. All of the photographs were taken on May 23, 2002. |
Earliest Date |
2002 |
Latest Date |
2002 |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Catalog Number |
02.038.0111 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, January 2020. |
Legal Status |
Images and text in this database are copyrighted by the Staten Island Historical Society unless otherwise noted. Items represented here are from the collections of the Staten Island Historical Society. Materials reproduced for personal non-commercial use must credit the Staten Island Historical Society. Commercial licensing is available. |